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No. 6l9,|89. Patented Feb. 7, I899. G. J. KITZING. COMBINED SPRINKLERAND NOZZLE.

(Application filed Oct. 15, 1897.)

(No Model.)

.Attorn ej J.

jnvenior; Geoye Jflitzz'w Witnesses:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE J. KITZING, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

COMBINED SPRINKLER AND NOZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 619,189, dated February7, 1899.

Application filed October 15, 1897. Serial No. 655,248. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. Krrzme, a

'dianapolis, in the county of Marion and State 5 of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Sprinkler andNozzle; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the class of devices that are designed to beused in connection with garden or yard hose for the purpose ofsprinkling water upon lawns or buildings; and it consists in a certainnovel device attached to a nozzle whereby the stream is sprayedhorizontally and in a novel manner and by which the sprinkler-may beconverted at will into a nozzle for discharging a solid stream of water;and it further consists in a stand therefor of novel construction and inthe parts and combination thereof forming the complete sprinkler, aswill be more fully described hereinafter and claimed.

Lawn-sprinklers as heretofore constructed have serious defects in thatthey elevate the water to such an extent that it is caught by the windsand blown away from the parts intended to be sprinkled and often ontopassing pedestrians or into house windows or doors, rendering themhighly objectionable; and it is my object to eliminate these evils andprovide means whereby water may be sprinkled at any desired point morepositively and the device transferred readily from one'point to anotherwithout the necessity of going a distance to shut 0d the water-supply inorder to move it without becoming wet by the spray. A further object isto provide such a sprinkler as may be quickly changed without usingtools into a plain nozzle, by which water may be thrown in a solidstream into vases or when washing windows or porches, &c.

These objects are attained in my invention, which is furthermore simplein design, cheaply constructed, and efficient and durable in use.

Referring to the drawings, Figure I repreof the nozzle when using thelatter for delivering a solid stream; Fig. 6, a central verticalsectional view, and Fig. 7 a front view, of a modified form of stand. 7

In the drawings, A designates the nozzle, B the sprinkler, and O andDstands therefor.

In constructing my devices I make a cylindrical nozzle, preferably ofcast-brass, having in its base screwthreads 'm, adapted to engage themale'half of a hose-coupling, and a central duct restricted at its upperend and terminating in the orifice h of suitable size. Extendinglfromone side is an arm a, preferably integral and approximately at a rightangle to the line of the duct, the latter being considered as vertical,and near the end of the arm is a vertical hole having screw-threadstherein, although the threads may be omitted if two thumb-nuts are usedon the standard I), which is preferably a cylindrical rod provided withscrew-threads for a short distance from it lower end, which is insertedin the hole, and a thumb-nut d is screwed onto it either above or belowthe arm to lock the standard in any position in which it may be set. Theupper end of the standard bis fiattened and turned over to form ahorizontal arm vi, to which a circular metallic disk-shaped sprinklerBis secured by a rivet e or screwbolt. The'sprinkler has a greaterdiameter than the orifice and has a fiat or plane surface presentedtoward the orifice of the nozzle at a right angle to its duct andcentrally at a suitable distance above the orifice.

The base 0 is designed to be made cheaply when large sizes are desiredand which may be readily repaired by ordinary blacksmiths in ruraldistricts should it be accidentally broken, and it consists in a frame Eand two side pieces F F, preferably forgings, the latter in the shape ofdouble-ended runners, each composed of a fiat bar of wrought-iron bentup near the ends to form the rounded corners u and at the ends turnedover to form horizontal lips P, through which a bolt-hole is drilledorpunched. spider form, having four arms or legs inclined downward andhaving horizontal ends N, in which is a bolt-hole to receive a screwboltQ, by which the frame and runners are connected detachably. The centerof the frame has a vertical hole through a boss G I and provided withpipe-threads. The pipe H of suitable length has pipe-threads at itslower end and is attached to the end G of the boss and its upper end hashose-threads and receives the nozzle. A pipe-nipple J is screwed intothe end I of the boss, and at its lower end is an elbow K, to which isscrewed a nipple L, having a hose-nut M, to which a garden-hose maybeconnected. The stand D is adapted for ordinary sizes for lawns and ispreferably'made of malleable iron in a single piece, having the centralboss S provided with pipe-threads n, to which the pipe H may beattached, and a spreading, frame 1) terminating in runners R, havingrounded ends W. An integral elbow T has a socket U provided withpipe-threads, to which is screwed the nip ple L, having thecoupling-nut.

Minor changes in the details of construction may be made, as it is notessential that the sprinkler B shall be mounted exactly as shown; butany other arrangement is permisthe orifice of the nozzle and preferablyarranged so that it may be swung away to clear the stream from thenozzle. It is of great advantage to use the stand having runnersprovided with rounded ends, particularly at the front, so that when itis desired to change the position of the sprinkler it is only necessaryand being blown about by winds. When it is desired to use the plainnozzle, it may be detached' from the pipe H and connected to a hose, andthe sprinkler B is swung to one side by first loosening the thumb-nutand then tightening it to secure the standardin its altered position.

I am aware that both concave and convex disks have been applied tonozzles to cause a spray and that neither possesses the advantages norproduces the desired results, as does my invention, as I have found thatespecially in sprinkling large areas, as parks, the fiat surfaceexposedto the stream produces the best result.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In alawn-sprinkler, the combination of the stand, the nozzle havingthe projecting The frame is of the The advantage in arm provided withthe threaded hole at the outer end thereof,the standard secured in saidthreaded hole, whereby the length of the standard is graduated, thethumb-nut to bind said standard, the horizontal arm on said standard,and the disk rigidly secured to said horizontal arm, said disk having afiat or plane surface presented toward the orifice of said nozzle andadapted to cause water discharged therefrom to be spread out and sprayedhorizontally in all directions radially from the center, substantiallyas and for the purposes shown and described.

2. In a combined lawn-sprinkler and noz- ,zle, the combination of thenozzle having a base provided with screw-threads and havinganunobstructed tapering cylindrical bore jrestricted at thedischarging-orifice thereof, the projecting horizontally-disposed armatfitached rigidly to said nozzle and having the standard secured adjustably at the center end thereof and provided with the horizontal arm,and the disk rigidly secured to the horizontal arm of the standard andhaving-a flat Y or plane surface presented toward the orifice 'of saidnozzle and adapted to cause water discharged therefrom to be spread outand sprayed in all directions radially and horizontally to said bore,substantially as and for Q the purposes set forth. sl-ble so that it issituated adj ustably above 2 3. In a combined lawn-sprinkler andnozjzle,the combination of the nozzle having a base .j provided withscrew-threads and having an .w unobstructed tapering cylindrical borerestricted atthe discharging-orifice, the proj ect- 1 in g horizontalarm attached to said nozzle and provided with the threadedhole at thefree end thereof, the standard having the horizontal arm and provided atits lower end with screwing thumb-nut on said threaded lower end,

i and the disk secured rigidly to the horizontal arm of said standard,substantially as shown and described, for the purposes set forth.

4. In a combined lawn-sprinkler and-nozzle, the combination of thestand, the nozzle having the cylindrical bore restricted at thedischarge-orifice thereof and detachably mounted upon the stand, the armextending laterally from said nozzle and having the screw-threaded holeat the extremity thereof, the standard having the'tlattened horizontalarm and provided at its lower end with screw threads engaging saidscrew-threaded hole, the thumb-nut on said lower end and bearing againstsaid lateral arm whereby said stand ard is secured adj ustably, and thedisk rigidly secured to said flattened horizontal arm, substantially asshown and described.

5. In a combined lawn-sprinkler and nozzle, the combination of thestand, the detachable nozzle mounted vertically upon the stand andprovided with the laterally-projecting arm having the screw-threadedhole at the outer end thereof, the standard having the flattenedhorizontal arm and provided with the screw-threaded lower end engagingsaid threads engaging said threaded'hole, the lockling at the outer endthereof, the pipe-nipple 15 connected to the upper one of said bosses,the nozzle connected to said last-mentioned nipple and provided with thelateral arm, the standard adjustable on the arm, and the flat disk Brigid on said standard, substantially 2b as and for the purposes shownand described. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

GEORGE J. KITZING'.

Witnesses:

WM. H. PAYNE, E. T. SILVIUS.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 619,189, grantedFebruary 7, 1899, upon the application of George J. Kitzing, ofIndianapolis, Indiana, for an improvement in A Combined Sprinkler andNozzle, an error appears in the printed specification requiringcorrection, as follows; In line 88, page 2, the Word center should readouter; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with thiscorrection therein that the same may conform to the record of the casein the Patent Ofliee.

Signed, eountersigned, and sealed this 7th day of March, A. D., 1899.

- [SEAL] WEBSTER DAVIS,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Gountersigned O. H. DUELL,

Commissioner of Patents.

